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COUNTDOWN TO NOVEMBER 3, 2026 MID-TERM ELECTIONS

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We have several Ohio elected officials coming up for re-election in the 2026 mid-terms. Take a look at Elected Officials.

What’s Up Ohio – Ohio Capital Journal

Ohio Republican attorney general candidate appears to advocate ending parts of Medicaid July 15, 2026
In two recent media appearances, Ohio Auditor Keith Faber made statements that sounded supportive of ending at least some parts of Ohio Medicaid. Faber’s campaign did not clarify his comments when asked about them, only saying that Faber supports the lawful use of Medicaid dollars and doesn’t support the unlawful use of them. The federal-and-state-funded […]
Ohioans received $182.5 million from the state’s unclaimed funds during 2026 fiscal year July 15, 2026
The number of Ohio unclaimed funds paid out nearly tripled during the 2026 fiscal year, according to the Ohio Department of Commerce. This comes after Ohio lawmakers and the governor decided to tap that money to fund sports stadiums. There were 884,912 claims filed for $746.50 million during the 2026 fiscal year, said Ohio Department […]
Faith leaders are right to call on Ohio elected officials to protect voter rights and fair elections July 15, 2026
After an unexplained FBI raid on a leading voter registration organization in Ohio and an unexplained stampede by Ohio Statehouse Republicans to slap a constitutional amendment on the November ballot (to do what a state law on voter ID already does), alarm spiked among voting rights advocates about surreptitious government tactics to sway the outcome […]
Catching Our Eye News Roundup, July 14, 2026 July 14, 2026
Every morning in the Ohio Capital Journal’s free newsletter, The Eye-Opener, we round up the news and commentary from across Ohio and around the country and world that is catching our attention. We call this feature Catching Our Eye, republished here. Please subscribe to our free daily newsletter to get all the Ohio news you need to know […]
Book bans, censorship, and funding fears challenge Ohio public school librarians July 14, 2026
Public school librarians in Ohio are raising alarms about book bans and funding cuts. School librarians have been navigating challenges in their work as long as they’ve been among the stacks in their local districts. Proposed legislation to filter the reading choices students can make has brought concern, and budget reductions make some worry about […]
‘The precipice of an emergency.’ Marietta residents worry drinking water could become contaminated. July 14, 2026
Washington County residents are raising concerns that injection wells in southeastern Ohio leaking brine waste will eventually pollute Marietta’s drinking water. Brine waste traveled underground from the Redbird #4 injection well in Marietta to active oil and gas wells about five miles away in 2019 and pressure on those wells has increased significantly ever since. […]

What’s Up In American Politics? – DemocracyNow

"Completely Unprecedented": Ari Berman on Trump's Attack on Elections Ahead of Midterms July 14, 2026
We get an update on elections and voting rights in the United States from Mother Jones's national voting rights correspondent, Ari Berman, who warns of President Donald Trump's escalating attempts to “try to claim dictatorial power” and commit an “unprecedented intervention” into the 2026 midterm elections. Whether it takes the form of claims of foreign […]
"Vote Her Out": After Maine ICE Shooting, Sen. Collins Under Fire for Deciding Vote on ICE Funding July 14, 2026
The killing of 26-year-old Colombian immigrant Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero by ICE agents in Biddeford, Maine, has put the sparsely populated state back in the national spotlight amid the ongoing fallout from a sexual assault allegation that led insurgent Democratic nominee Graham Platner to suspend his campaign for Senate. The nomination will now be determined […]
"Our Community Is Hurting": ICE Kills 26-Year-Old Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Biddeford, Maine July 14, 2026
Just days after the killing of a Mexican immigrant in Texas, immigration agents fatally shot another immigrant, also driving to work, this time in a small town in southern Maine. Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, originally from Colombia, was 26 years old and the father of a 3-year-old daughter. He was reportedly authorized to work in […]
"They Were Hunting for Latinos": LULAC CEO on ICE Killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston July 14, 2026
“They were hunting for Latinos.” Outcry is continuing over the ICE shooting death of 52-year-old Mexican immigrant Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in a majority-Latino neighborhood in Houston, Texas, last week. Events pieced together by eyewitness videos and texts sent by the agents involved in Araujo’s killing suggest that agents largely ignored Araujo’s cries for help after […]
Headlines for July 14, 2026 July 14, 2026
Trump Announces U.S. Naval Blockade of Iran Moving Closer to All-Out War, Tensions Escalate Between Houthis in Yemen and Saudi Arabia, Immigration Agents Fatally Shoot Colombian Man in Maine, Mexican President Sheinbaum Calls for Criminal Probes into the Deaths of Mexicans in the U.S., Federal Judge Blasts Trump’s $10 Billion Lawsuit Against the IRS, 12 […]
U.S. Plans "Illegal Embassy" in Jerusalem on Land Stolen from Palestinian Families: Rashid Khalidi July 13, 2026
The United States and Israel earlier this month signed a deal allocating land for a permanent U.S. Embassy in West Jerusalem — years after a temporary embassy was established during Trump’s first term in office. Palestinian families have pleaded with the U.S. government to reconsider the embassy’s planned location, saying the site in the area […]

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